Hair Band
Cinta
| Native Name | Cinta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 70-13-21B |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Ixil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Santa Maria Nebaj Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Silk |
| Length: | 296.5 cm |
| Width: | 45.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
Description
Cotton hair band of mullticolored stripes. Ends finished in "V" shape. Pom poms attached with cotton threads bound with multicolored silk, 5 at on end and 4 at the other. Solitary brocaded design unit of multicolored diamonds. Machine finished.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 76 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and white cotton. Two ply cotton in multicolors. Weft: 11 ppi, three singles, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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